Dr. Thomas Mehlhoff

The internet lit up for a while Friday with a report saying the A’s had decided that starting pitcher A.J. Griffin was going to undergo Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his right arm.

The A’s were quick to shoot it down.

The club announced just Thursday that Griffin was going to visit Houston-based Dr. Thomas Mehlhoff Tuesday to have a second opinion on his right flexor tendon which has been slow to heal even after almost a month of rest.